Handbook of Clinical Automation, Robotics and Optimization

GERALD J. KOST, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medical Pathology and Director of Clinical Chemistry in the School of Medicine and a member of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. He received his BS in Engineering and MS (EEP) in Engineering--Economic Systems from Stanford University. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and his MD from the University of California, San Francisco, in a joint medical scientist program. His research focuses on myocardial injury, ionized calcium, point--of--care testing, critical limits, and knowledge optimization to improve outcomes.

Partial table of contents:; THE FUTURE.; Historical Perspectives and Critical Issues (R. Markin).; THEORY AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.; Neural Networks (F. Vertosick).; Fuzzy Logic Expert Systems (J. Martin & L. Maquire).; ROBOTICS, VISUAL PROCESSING, AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS.; Logistics and Transport (D. Weber).; Image Analysis (W. Wells & V. Memoli).; CLINICAL INNOVATION.; Strategic Planning for Automation (M. Lifshitz & R. De Cresce).; Process Control and On--Line Optimization (S. Middleton & P. Mountain).; POINT--OF--CARE TESTING.; Robotic Automation of Near--Patient Testing (R. Felder).; Information Integration for Point--of--Care and Satellite Testing (E. Jacobs).; OPTIMIZATION.; Assuring Medical Decision Quality Through Decision Analysis for Patients and Physicians (J. Belkora, et al.).; Algorithmic Diagnosis (J. Yang, et al.).; Index.